Janie Cerna Vasquez

Janie Cerna Vasquez of San Antonio, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on June 1, 2023 after battling a severe pulmonary illness. Her courage, strength and compassion remained strong until her last breath. Janie asked us all to smile when we thought of her, as she did not want us to shed tears but to simply love one another.

Janie was born October 14, 1956 to her late parents Francisca and Jose Cerna. Janie received her cosmetology license in 1989 where she loved serving her clients with friendly sarcasm and a compassionate heart for everyone. Janie served her clients at Harlan's, L&R Design and retired from Salon Beatriz. She was humble, funny, and always made her clients smile and had a good laugh before they finished their service. Janie was a hard and dedicated business owner and worked six days a week until she recently retired due to her illness.

When you think of Janie and everything she loved, you remember her husband, 6 children, 19 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren, the San Antonio Spurs, her birds, and of course her dogs.

She married her husband, Arnold Vasquez on December 11, 1995 and together, raised their combined children, Felix and spouse Cathy Garza, Paul Gutierrez III, Brian Gutierrez, Jesse and spouse Sara Heredia, Arnold Vasquez Jr., and Cecilia Ann Vasquez.

Janie remained close to her loving and supportive family, sister Annabelle and brother-in-law Richard Peña, brother Arthur and sister-in-law Sandy Cerna, sister, Gloria Cerna, brother Oscar and sister-in-law Martha Cerna, sister Cynthia Cerna, and brother Michael and sister-in-law Teresa Cerna; brother and sister-in-laws: Edward (Sarah) Vasquez, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Linda Ann (Dr. Jorge L.) Sifuentes, Lima, Ohio, Roland (Lydia) Vasquez, Corpus Christi, Texas; and John (Sarah) Vasquez, San Antonio, Texas many nieces, nephews, and great nieces and nephews.

Janie is preceded in death by her parents, daughter Tiffany Heredia, sister Elva Cerna, and brother Jose Pepe Cerna; and her in-laws Eduardo S. Vasquez and Cecilia Garcia Vasquez.

"A wife, a mother, a grandmother, a great grandmother, sister, aunt, friend…this is the legacy we have from you.”

Forever in our hearts